I'm seriously so smart, hahaha!
Long Aotian went over all the thoughts he'd had earlier, and now he was ready to put them into action.
He'd just opened his dorm room door when he suddenly froze. It seemed he'd forgotten something.
"What room number is Ayanokoji's?"
"I'll call Sakura. She'll know." Long Aotian pulled out his phone and called her.
"Aotian, what's up?"
A sweet voice came from the other end of the phone~
"You gave me Ayanokoji's key, but you didn't tell me his room number."
"Ah! I forgot to tell you. It's room xxx in building x."
"Okay. Let me know what you want to eat later, and I'll bring it over."
"Okay~"
After hanging up, Long Aotian checked to make sure no one was around, then hurried to Ayanokoji's room.
When he reached the door, he cautiously knocked first. Only after confirming that no one answered did he take out the key and go inside.
The room was very tidy, with almost nothing extra in it. Long Aotian looked around, thinking that this suited Ayanokoji's low-key personality.
He placed a [Flying Thunder God Mark], then returned to his own dorm.
There wasn't much to see. There was nothing there. It wasn't as if he was going to steal Ayanokoji's blankets, right? Long Aotian wasn't into that sort of thing. Still, he'd accomplished his goal.
Ding~
His phone suddenly received a text~
Long Aotian checked it. It was a photo from Yamauchi. Judging by the room, it didn't look like Ayanokoji's. It was probably Ike's room. Sure enough, plans always went awry.
"Yamauchi, what are you doing?"
Ike watched as Yamauchi inexplicably took a photo in his room, grinning foolishly.
"Nothing. I'm just kind of jealous of your room. You bought that game console right after school started, didn't you?"
Yamauchi put his phone back in his pocket as he spoke.
He'd prepared an excuse before coming over, so he wouldn't leave obvious holes in his story like last time. He felt pleased with his own cleverness.
"Oh, yeah. Come to think of it, we haven't hung out in a while. Let's go to Ayanokoji's room and get together."
Ike didn't think much of it. After all, getting his own task done was what mattered most.
He didn't say they were going to celebrate. That would have seemed suspicious, so he put it another way, which was more convincing.
He felt pleased with his own cleverness. Just thinking about the hundred thousand points made him happy.
Then Ike took Yamauchi to find Kushida Kikyo so they could all go to Ayanokoji's room. A gathering with just two people would have been a little hard to explain, so they needed to find someone else.
If Sudo had still been there, the three of them would have gone together. But Sudo had been expelled, so their considerate Kushida Kikyo had been chosen instead.
Meanwhile, in her dorm room, Kushida Kikyo had just finished talking with Ike. She slowly lowered her phone. The cute smile that had appeared on her face gradually faded, replaced by a gloomy expression.
Her beautiful eyes were now shrouded in darkness, giving off a chilling air. Her once rosy lips pressed into a firm line. The atmosphere in the entire room grew oppressive with her sudden change in mood.
She was already in a terrible mood. First, Long Aotian had threatened her; then Horikita Suzune had borrowed points from her to investigate who was behind Sudo's attack.
She'd said it was for the class's future, while Ayanokoji had stood by without saying a word. Didn't they know they had no points left?!
In the end, Kushida Kikyo had barely scraped together enough points through her connections. But it had badly damaged her image.
"Damn Long Aotian. And Horikita Suzune, what is wrong with you? You come at me talking about the class's greater good. If you want to investigate, why don't you borrow the points yourself?!" Kushida Kikyo raged, but she didn't break anything. It was her room, after all.
After venting for a while, Kushida Kikyo calmed down and composed herself. She still had to go to the gathering.
Ding-dong~
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Kushida Kikyo hurriedly composed herself. A natural, adorable smile blossomed on her face.
Creak~ The door opened, revealing a black-haired boy.
"You again, Long Aotian. What do you want?"
Kushida Kikyo didn't give Long Aotian a warm welcome, then returned to her usual expression.
"Come on, don't be so unwelcoming. Mind if I come in and sit down?"
"Come in."
Kushida Kikyo glanced around the doorway. After making sure no one was nearby, she spoke.
Long Aotian walked in briskly and casually glanced around the room. It was as clean and tidy as Sakura's room, with hardly any extra decorations. He found a seat and sat down.
"So, what do you want?"
Kushida Kikyo sat down across from Long Aotian and asked bluntly.
She didn't believe Long Aotian had come just to say hello. He had the video of her, so he was probably here to threaten her again.
"I heard you've been asking people to lend you points lately."
"And what if I have?" Kushida Kikyo's gaze narrowed as she complained, "Horikita Suzune was the one who asked me for a loan. If there hadn't been other students around, I wouldn't have lent her anything!"
"Just say what you want. Cut the crap."
She was out of patience. The person across from her already knew what she was really like, so there was no point pretending. Besides, she had a gathering to go to later.
"Fine. I'll get straight to the point. I know you're unhappy about me threatening you, so I've decided to take a different approach and ask you to do something for me." Long Aotian pointed to the fridge, then added, "I heard you've been asking people to lend you points lately. So I'll give you some points. Give, not lend. In return, could you get me a drink?"
"Give? I don't believe you'd be that nice."
Kushida Kikyo didn't move. She continued staring at Long Aotian.
"Ah, I came here in good faith, hoping to try a different approach, and all I get in return is distrust." Long Aotian shook his head, then added, "Besides, you don't have any points left, do you? If you don't care about your reputation, then I don't mind either."
Kushida Kikyo thought it over. It did make some sense, and there didn't seem to be any downside for her. Once the points were in her hands, he couldn't take them back.
"Fine. How many points?" Kushida Kikyo got up and took a bottle of soda from the fridge.
"One million points. You still have Ayanokoji's clothes with his fingerprints on them, right?"
Long Aotian watched the girl get a drink from the fridge, looking pleased.
"One million points?" Kushida Kikyo paused with the drink in her hand, then asked, "Are you planning to make a move against Ayanokoji?"
"That's right. I am. And it will benefit you greatly, too. I'll support you with points from now on and help you expand your circle of friends. After all, you spend quite a lot of points making friends." As he spoke, Long Aotian pointed at the bottle. "Give me the drink."
"I still have the clothes. But why are you suddenly being so nice?" Kushida Kikyo asked as she handed him the drink.
"I don't like repeating myself. You're a smart person."
Long Aotian took the drink, opened it, and took a sip.
"Fine, I agree. I'll keep the clothes safe. If you need anything else, just let me know."
Kushida Kikyo reluctantly gave in. He had the video, and the points he was offering were certainly tempting under the circumstances.
"I hope our cooperation goes smoothly." Long Aotian set down the drink and held out his hand.
Kushida Kikyo was completely confused, but she politely held out her hand and shook his. "Likewise."
He took out his phone, and the two of them quickly added each other as friends. Then Long Aotian transferred one million points to Kushida Kikyo.
After finishing his drink, Long Aotian stood up and walked in one direction. But it wasn't toward the door. He headed straight for the fridge.
"I gave you points, so I'm taking the stuff in your fridge home with me. You don't mind, do you?" Long Aotian said, already pulling a plastic bag from his pocket and packing things up.
Kushida Kikyo's mouth twitched. Confused, she asked, "You were willing to give me a million points, so you must have plenty. Why not just go buy your own stuff?"
"Good question. But I'm too lazy to go shopping. Isn't it more convenient to pack everything up while I'm here?" Long Aotian turned and replied.
"You jerk!" Kushida Kikyo finally snapped. She sprang to her feet and glared at Long Aotian, fury written all over her face.
"Come on, don't get so mad." After finishing his packing, Long Aotian looked at the furious Kushida Kikyo with a sly smile, then quickly opened the dorm room door and slipped away, leaving her fuming.
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